The PlayStation VITA - Review - Game Sack

[@GameSack]

What's you favorite Vita game? Why? Least favorite? Most middle-of-the-road Vita game? How about a Vita game you'd give 8.32 out of 10 to? Why not 8.31 or 8.33?

[@Nirvashtype]

You forgot Persona 4 golden the main reason to buy a Vita

[@ChrisLT]

It became my Spelunky machine at some point, but I also loved Muramasa: Rebirth.

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

I adore my Vita, though I haven't played it in some time (working from home means I can play set-top consoles or PC for most all my gaming wants now.) I do believe, though, that my absolute favorite Vita EXCLUSIVE was, indeed, its release of Hot Shots Golf, by far the game that saw the most play time on my console. That said, I also loved the Vita as a PSP replacement for digital titles: the larger screen was really nice for a lot of games, and though I don't like the stick on the Vita as well as the PSP, it was certainly functional for any game on the platform. The PS Vita is where I finally beat Ys Chronicles and played the heck out of FFIII.

[@krazycharlie]

No love for NFS Most Wanted 2012? I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but it's my favorite Vita game and it's considered the best racing game on the Vita by many. Personally, I think the game could have done better with some improvements but it's still very playable and enjoyable, enough to make it worth it to play it on the go.

[@wackyjacky7259]

The vita was a great handheld. Sony definitely screwed up with the memory cards.

[@Reactivate100]

You can blame all the people that hacked the PSP for the vitas memory cards. And ultimately they are to blame for Sony vita failing.

[@VermillionR3D]

@@Reactivate100 Funny enough those same hackers came along and made the memory cards unnecessary with MicroSD card adapters for the game card slot.

[@Reactivate100]

Vermillion and in turn made it pointless for a game developer to make games for the system. Why spend your time making a game that no one is going to buy and just pirate instead?

[@RichardLarge88]

@@Reactivate100 It's inevitable that people will try to hack a system and often it can get more value out of the hardware than the manufacturer intended - even without piracy. The hacking scene on the original Xbox was fantastic and allowed the system to play various emulators, but also encouraged innovation with projects like XBMC - that's still going strong today and is the basis for software like Plex. The PSP was a desirable system to hack because it was portable. I don't think consumers can be blamed for wanting to hack their systems, but obviously the piracy side of it - an unfortunate byproduct of allowing users to run unsigned code - is incredibly harmful. Regardless, Sony's decision to force proprietary memory was stupid and ultimately led to the demise of the system. The main problem with it wasn't that it was proprietary, but that it was *incredibly* expensive for the whole lifetime of the Vita. I had a Vita but barely used it in the end because I didn't want to fork out £100 for a memory card just so that I could spend more money on digital games. So no, don't blame the consumers, blame Sony for making a really stupid business decision.

[@Gruntvc]

I'd day 1 buy a Vita 2, especially if we got another proprr Killzone game unlike tge major disappointment that was Killzone Shadow Fall.

[@cynon6]

One of the moments that blew me away was one of the puzzles in uncharted, you had to hold the vita to a real life light source in order to shine through a piece of paper in the game. Was a cool moment I'll always remember

[@garettdorsey831]

Joe thanks so much for continuing the channel even though Dave left. I know im probably late but I have been a long time fan and really appreciate your content. You make me smile on bad days and make me look into games i never would have otherwise. Anyway thank you i just wanted you to know i really appreciate your work. Keep smiling :)

[@GraveUypo]

i like the video he does on his own better than the old ones with the other dude along, to be honest.

[@Casanuda]

RIP in peace Dave White.

[@vgxl]

@@GraveUypo agreed. When he read he sounded like a bad actor. For me personally the videos are much easier to watch with out other dude lol.

[@R1SKbreaker]

I miss Dave for sure, but Game Sack is quality with and without Dave. Thanks Joe, keep up the great content.

[@Blueflag04]

@@GraveUypo Agree. Dave always sound like he is grumpy

[@GameSack]

So KZbin is rolling out forced 480p to mobile devices starting today. Computer and TV users can still select up to 1080p. So if you're getting 480p only, don't blame me, blame stupid KZbin. It's in 1080p for me and lots of others.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

I bet , the really pissed off nerd is mad about no gran turismo on ps-vita . So do I

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Too bad for the 480p assholeness, the game sack picture quality is one of the best that youtube can have . The really pissed off nerd care a lot about picture quality.

[@Ofecks]

It's also 30fps for some reason. I'm on desktop/browser.

[@rocketgrunthyunho]

I've been playing Despair Girls and I think it's dope. I think I'll give some of these other gamesa try as well! I'd also like to say that was an awesome eagle shot while you were playing hot shots earlier.

[@DublinJimmy80]

What the actual fook are YT thinking? It sucks major balls 480p ffs anyway keep up the great work 💯

[@TheSimplicated123]

Just gonna mention Freedom Wars since nobody ever does. It's a Monster Hunter-style game where you play someone in the orwellian, post apocalyptic future of 102014, with a million year prison sentence to your panopticon, and the only way to reduce it is to grab some weapons, head out and fight giant robots sent out by other panopticons to steal your panopticon's people. The game has a bunch of unique bits to it: 1: The Thorn, a grappling hook-esque tool that you can use to grab onto walls, opposing forces and the giant robots. 2: A lot of the robots can be cut apart (assuming you're using a light melee weapon or have the one specific support item that allows you to do it) and it'll grant you extra resources. 3: Alongside your human/NPC partners, you also have a android/gynoid partner known as an Accessory, which you can equip and customise too. All players have one, and so do all the NPCs, and since you can have a team of 4 humans, that means that when you have a full squad, it's more like having 8 fighters on the field at once. Seriously fun game, I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the Vita, as it's only about $15 too for a really high quality game.

[@hivetyrant7]

Freedom wars is by far my fav Vita game

[@haaxxx9]

I remember playing Freedom Wars on my PS Vita Slim, I got to Level 6 of that game and dropped it cause some mechanics caught up to me and the difficulty spiked up to near impossible for me... Seriously making new weapons have a timer on em... I saw one of my assault rifle took about 30 minuets to make and I was shocked that I have to wait for so long just to obtain em, yes I did replay missions while the timer was ticking down but didn't stop the fact that I STILL had to wait to obtain my new weapons. FUN. Speaking of FUN, the difficulty spike in Level 6 ultimately made me drop the game for good. I don't know why but every few hits of my character heath dwindles till death even if I have the upgraded weapons for that level it gotten so bad that I tried almost everything in-game to pass it but to avail. I gave up and just play God Eater: Resurrection which is funny cause that is my most played Vita game clocking in over 300+ hours. Least the Music in Freedom Wars is nice, "Zimuse" and "Creeper" comes in mind so if you want to get mad at me so be it, but we can agree on at least one thing!

[@jokatech]

thank you. There are a few others too.

[@jokatech]

@@haaxxx9 the difficulty definitely does spike due to confusion with the mechanics and scale of the fights fluctuating. I had to reset mentally myself for a day or so. From my experience, the curve never really flattens due to not being able to get OP at all in the initial playthough. But it is beatable- albiet barely. The last boss is insane, and the kind you don't feel you could beat again once you do. I like that kind of difficulty, but it annoyed me that many optional missions were still way beyond beatable even after I finished the game.

[@Snivy102]

"since nobody ever does" ...ya idk about that

[@DJ_InYourFace]

Game Sack is the reason I don't have adblock. I want this channel to go on forever. (Edit: also Patreon!)

[@Jordan3DS]

I think it's really admirable that Joe decided to continue the series by himself, I think he's been doing an incredible job lately!

[@DukeDudeston]

You can always throw a few bob towards via Patreon. Which is what I will be doing again soon.

[@xnet-pvzok728]

Patreon you cheapskate

[@DukeDudeston]

@@xnet-pvzok728 I know you're probably joking. But it's fair that some people may not be able to spare the couple of quid. (It sounds rediculous I know but still)

[@anthonyjohnson9088]

I've been a Pateron supporter for about 3 now years...well worth money...the best video game show on KZbin...the editing/quality is just the best!!!

[@Level1Sword]

Love the Vita. It's the best portable way to play PSP games, and I so wish that I had picked up a PSTV when they were $40 on clearance.

[@patrickwagner98]

Walmarts around here had then for $19.99 at one point. I wish I had scooped them all up. I ended up getting one online a few weeks later for $25. But man, they had about 8 of so at the Walmart I was in when I saw the $19.99 price. Had I known, I would have grabbed all of them and went store to store. Lol.

[@deadmetalbr]

Tell me about it. I was all, "VitA SuCcS iTS 4 wEEbss," when PSTVs were on fire sale. Fast forward a couple years and not only does it turn out that I was a dumb weeb all along, but that the Vita-2000 I imported stunned me with its killer library, backwards compatibility, PS4 Remote Play, AND its usefulness as a general-purpose emulator.

[@PSVitaat2am]

I get the shirt Joe...PS Vita is the Dreamcast of handhelds! I still use mine to this day.

[@dt5101961Nelon]

I gave mine to my friend.

[@awarr9053]

dt5101961Nelon man that sucks for you hope you never get it back

[@dt5101961Nelon]

@@awarr9053 It was a birthday present. A PRESENT to my best friend. I don't intend to get it back.

[@Bigdaddymittens]

No, it's not. Sega actually tried to support the Dreamcast. Sony released games for the first bit, and then dropped it, basically.

[@martinde-serres8724]

Hey James! Good so see you, buddy! :)

[@thedeadstig123]

still remember people kicking off about the "memory card" on the Vita, since one wasn't bundled with it and they cost a fortune compared to a SD card

[@Filtertipboom]

I don't think anyone would of really minded if they where the same price as an SD card but they where marked up really high

[@odioalospoopers]

Some of the higher sizes were more expensive than the console itself! If there's a console that deserves to be hacked is the vita solely for sd2vita compatibility

[@zake64]

Luckily, you can get around that with custom firmware and SD2Vita.

[@BookerCan]

TxK is by lamasoft, jeff minter's company. He was the one who created Tempest 2000. It can't really be a ripoff. 😉

[@otherreality]

Also the later ps4 port is actually called Tempest

[@Blueflag04]

Succesor?

[@JoypadDivison]

Jeff Minter didn't come up with the concept though... since the original Tempest (not 2000) was done by David Theurer.

[@mikef8846]

I had no idea it had an OLED screen. That's really impressive considering when it was released. Heck, that's impressive for today!

[@JZStudiosonline]

The original Vita was super cool. Had an OLED touchscreen, dual cameras, touch backplate, 3G wireless... and the price tag of a standard at home console.

[@jimmyjay689]

2012

[@swolf712]

Absolutely adore the Vita to this day. Easily my favorite handheld system. There were so many amazing experiences on there that never got the appreciation they deserved.

[@summersky77]

A year later...do you still feel that way?

[@Whatsup_Abroad]

@@summersky77 I do! The vita is a great console. Tons of psp, ps1 and ps2 ports plus some full on ports of ps3/ps4 games. It's a beast of a console. Mod it and it runs a lot of emulators really well. pretty much everything up to n64. Some stuff on n64 runs full speed, some doesn't.

[@Whatsup_Abroad]

Oh and only the vita plays vita games. No good emulator exists, so it's the only option. This alone plus the multiple generations of official playstation gaming being represented makes it far more attractive from a historical, technological, and coolness perspective than any emulation handheld. It can't emulate gamecube and ps2 unfortunately, but still worth having and setting it up. Should get a new 3dsxl too

[@ruffark]

Txk is from the same programmer as tempest. Jeff minter is a legend. I have been playing his games since the commodore 64.

[@DooDooSmile]

The vita was a solid system, Persona 4 Golden got me hooked on it

[@Jordan3DS]

If you haven't played it, I would recommend checking out the original Persona 4 on PS2 at some point. Golden severely ruined the game in a ton of ways, which aren't as noticeable to people who've only played the game on Vita.

[@raimeundersn3177]

@@Jordan3DSThat's a pretty hot take, ngl. I don't think I've ever met someone who preferred the original over golden.

[@Jordan3DS]

@@raimeundersn3177 Honestly, I can't understand how anyone could prefer Golden to the original unless they played Golden first or simply don't care about the massive problems that the additions and changes the game makes create. I could genuinely write an essay about how terrible Golden is, it's quite literally the worst port of any game that I've seen (and that's including the abysmal FFV and VI mobile/Steam ports).

[@raimeundersn3177]

@@Jordan3DSI've seen you on multiple videos preaching the same thing and I really don't care to get into an argument with you about it either.

[@jai3476]

Jordan3D can you give some examples on why you think the PS2 version is better overall please?

[@bobkerr2755]

I like how time is flying by so fast that it feels like I'm binge watching a show that only comes on every other Sunday.

[@QF_Dan72]

same here

[@acecarrera1]

Every other Sunday when Game Sack uploads is a happy Sunday.

[@merchius]

Watching Joe’s videos really feels like hanging out with a true friend. Thanks for all your solid work Joe 😁👍

[@BenjiMordino]

A system I wanted to love, but ultimately it falls short of the 3DS on software for me and fails to captivate. I still play mine occasionally, but certainly not as much as I wish I would.

[@joemama2499]

TxK isn’t necessarily a rip off of Tempest as it was developed by Jeff Minter, who developed Tempest 2000 and 3000.

[@GameSack]

Indeed. I said it more for a joking effect. That was a last-minute inclusion and I could have been more clear on that.

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

tempest 4000 and space giraffe are also sweet

[@t0ph]

POLYBIUS

[@WolfpackEntertainmentYT]

@@t0ph does not exist.

[@t0ph]

X-Factor Gaming I come from the virtual world where it does exist!

[@viewtifuljoe99]

I'm curious what vita oleds will be like in another 10-15 years. Even with the care i've taken to protect my system and baby it, there are still signs of the display breaking down on my 2 oled systems from use. Seen it with friends' systems too even with much less use than mine.

[@GregsGameRoom]

I bought a heavily discounted PSTV just for TxK since it’s the only system it was released for before Atari stopped it. Minter later reconciled with Atari to create Tempest 4000 which is basically the same as TxK. Thanks for featuring it Joe!

[@GameSack]

OK so there was a beef. I didn't know that. Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense now!

[@DrGamelove]

Greg's Game Room I love how no one wanted the thing and now it’s pretty valuable. I got mine discounted to 40 with 2 games. I mean, the Dual Shock it came with was worth nearly that much alone.

[@johnmickey5017]

TxK is a showpiece for the Vita’s OLED screen.

[@starlightwitch12]

After watching this, I decided that I may be getting a Vita on its tenth anniversary in 2021. I called the Vita a collector's item because as Joe said it, most people bought it because of the smartphone market booming at the time. It's mostly an all digital handheld nowadays.

[@txcforever]

I would get one as soon as I can because not only for the most part keeps it's value, it is bound to get a steep price increase when scalpers notice an increase interest in the console.

[@takehirolol5962]

@@txcforever I agree, I was lucky to get one with one game, charger and 8 GB card at $90 where I live. Then do some stuff and enjoy.

[@coreylineberry8557]

I was lucky to get mine for $120 plus $15 shipping from Japan.

[@takehirolol5962]

@@coreylineberry8557 Nice!

[@coreylineberry8557]

@@takehirolol5962 Thanks.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Underrated hand-held.. I wish Sony didn't pull the plug on it..

[@sirkastic]

You are nothing

[@Jordan3DS]

The biggest problem was that Nintendo was putting EVERYTHING into the 3DS that generation and ignoring the Wii U, while Sony was focusing much more on the PS3/PS4 than the Vita. I don't think Sony could really pull off another handheld again unless they put everything they have into it, as it's essentially impossible for any handheld system to go against the Switch at this point.

[@sirkastic]

@@Jordan3DS Disagree, and your stupid

[@yittmashups]

Outside, inside, out! Pocketing la Vita loca! ♪♫

[@dannnsss8034]

The PSP had better games.

[@Scott-fj9uf]

Love the Vita! This was incredible as always Joe! We love Game Sack! Viva le Sack!

[@eukara]

The Slim also uses a micro-USB charging cable instead of the expensive proprietary one. A lot of people still keep gushing over the original OLED, but I've had both and I'd pick the Slim just for the battery life and weight alone. There's definitely a lot more great games for the Vita left to talk about, so cool you covered it so early.

[@stashmerkin9576]

Came here to say this. If you have a Slim you don't have to worry about finding a charger. Micro USBs are everywhere!

[@zoiks6631]

OG OLED screen 4 lyfe

[@wistful3631]

I like the original just because the slim feels too light. I just like handhelds a little heavier

[@Browningate]

Agreed. Oled in those days was just awful. Anyone remember the Galaxy S2?

[@gamingblowsofficial]

So early? It’s seven years old.

[@PSVitaat2am]

You have officially blessed my day!

[@TheVisualJ]

Finally.

[@robertdanker6193]

Yes!! A bit overdue, but welcome indeed!!! What's up James!!😁👍

[@zillax_231art3]

We have to get him to 100k views

[@JolliAllGenGamer]

Finally the PS Vita is reviewed by Joe! I love my Vita and PSTV.

[@midievalcat7770]

Me: I need to go to bed soon Game Sack: *uploads video* Me: that sleep can wait (Seriously though why does Game Sack always upload at 11PM PST?)

[@McCoy-00]

It’s 2am EST so your not alone

[@gracjanszmyt1442]

Because timezones?

[@McCoy-00]

Gracjan Szmyt yeah

[@DrymouthCWW]

I get em by breakfast. I'm lucky

[@CONSOLETRUTH2]

Not Tobe That guy but it's PDT, we won't go back to PST until November

[@coreylineberry8557]

This is perfect! I bought a Vita last week from Japan, and now there’s a Sack on it! Got to say, when it’s hacked, it’s phenomenal as a system. EDIT: Didn’t cover Persona 4 Golden? Considered the best game on the Vita? We saw you have it on your Vita.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@comfy_rwds What is a grown bug man

[@someguy9204]

@@waltersobchak7275 it's a bug boy, but as an adult.

[@deadmetalbr]

On Vita Island, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting six nerds who can't wait to tell you about your new lord and savior, Persona 4 Golden. We get it, already. That Joe decided to skip it is actually kind of refreshing.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@deadmetalbr have you ever been strangled within an inch of your life with a telephone cord??Have you ever had your jaw wired shut?? Have you ever had to eat all your meals through a straw for nine weeks??They tell me it’s fun.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Me: Man, I haven’t listened to any dubstep in a while Joe: How about an episode about the Vita?

[@SivartAuhsoj]

Sony didn't ignore the Vita in Japan. When I was there just two years ago, Vitas were everywhere in game shops and there seems to be a lot of Japan exclusives for the system.

[@MegaRayland]

Exactly. It’s been supported till this year!l ,With the last batch of games! The whole “Sony didn’t support it” rhetoric, 9 years later, is tiring.

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@MegaRayland I'm pretty sure that with support people mean the production of first party games and not just having the console in stores.

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

Muramasa looks really good on the OLED screen. Most of my other favourite games are in the video or in the comments. I used my Vita to remote play one of the PS3 God of War compilations because my physical disc is scratched/glitched and won’t play properly on the PS3 by itself. Remote play on PS4 is also cool with a strong enough internet connection.

[@franciscobutte]

Vita is the best handheld ever. Vita, PSP and PSX games. Perfect size and build quality.

[@millgiass]

I'm surprised he didn't mention it's gorgeous oled screen.

[@jakublulek3261]

My most favourite console ever. So great that I was even developer for it. So many PS3 ports of obscure JRPGs, my God! At one time I had 4 of them, plus PS TV. I kept PS TV (nobody ever wanted it) and one of my PS Vita Slims just to play my 100+ games collection.

[@millgiass]

@@jakublulek3261 My PSTV was a great purchase, I got it for like 15$ on new egg not even that long after it was released! I was shocked.

[@jakublulek3261]

@@millgiass I got mine for 15 euros in electronics store where nobody even knew, what it is. Some Vita games work much better on bigger screen (like Killzone).

[@jakublulek3261]

@referral madness I mainly did localisation for Vita-exclusive Hypertension Neptunia games, helped with theyr Steam ports (Hyperdevotion Noire for example) and helped with Neo Geo emulations (they were on PS3 as well). Funny story how SNK hired me... My specialisation is mainly Sega stuff, so I worked on Mega Drive collections and even Mega Drive Mini software. I really wanted to develop my own game for Vita (it still could happen, I have VN in works for PC so Vita port is possible) but it wasn't my full time job, so I hadn't time and money for it.

[@OniKuno181]

Thank you for giving the vita some love! such an underrated handheld.

[@jetmaximum90]

And here I never thought this day would come... finally! A ps Vita episode!!

[@foojae]

I came back early from California to watch Game Sack.

[@nobel11]

I prefer my racing games to be set in the futuristic near past, like "Outrun 2019"

[@SotNist]

I love when the subtitles said "(HELLA AWESOME MUSIC)"

[@BugsyFoga]

I'm honestly impressed with how long the Vita ran despite it being deemed not very successful by Sony .

[@Jordan3DS]

It was a moderate success in Japan, so many Japanese companies continues to support it long after the western support dried out. It's funny, because Sony focuses WAY more on western games on their consoles while the Japanese games flourished on their handheld.

[@Blueflag04]

Mostly because it can be streamed onto tv

[@oscarzxn4067]

While it really didn't sell that much even in Japan, it was enough for some companies in that country to keep supppoting it anyway since in the mid 2010 many were making low or mid budget multiplaatform games and the Vita was perfect as the lead platform for many of those projects or at least it was easy to port them to it, and also it was easy for some small western indie devs to port their games to it even if they eneded getting just okay sales. It was probably when the Switch came out and after more japanese developers started using more modern tech for their games that they stopped supporing the Vita.

[@marcosdheleno]

"dengeki bunko: fighting climax", i know edging is becoming a popular kink, but i didnt knew it was already at the " they have a fighting game about it" stage yet...

[@chrisd6287]

Nice, reeeal nice

[@garagelifee3460]

I have been waiting for this episode! Thanks for always making top quality content, you are very skilled and appreciated. Too add to my comment, I have recently modded my OLED Vita, and all I have to say is WOW. SD2VITA is the way to go, what an incredible hand held. It is an absolute beast modded, well worth the effort and price it’s currently going for. If you were thinking about getting one, do yourself a favor and go for it, you will not be disappointed.

[@ventisette.]

The memory cards killed it.

[@Liar587]

Nah, it was lack of interest from sony and no games

[@TheDungeonDive]

Yep. So damn expensive.

[@theweebchannel4850]

@@Liar587 no games? The vita has well over 1000 games.

[@Liar587]

@@theweebchannel4850Maybe but the majority of them were just basic indie titles and jRPGs

[@oviekpolugbo4227]

Watching you try to jam a UMD into a Vita cart slot made my day. Justification for CFW!

[@kidfazer]

Been waiting for this episode... Tearaway is one of my fav handheld games ever. Such a cool game from start to finish.

[@8thLife]

Thank you for making my Sunday mornings so enjoyable and full of video game goodness!

[@kinorai]

2am here... I wanted to go to sleep... Ah well.

[@McCoy-00]

Same

[@GrandJediMaster7860]

Great episode, Joe! I was actually using my PS Vita when I noticed the notification for this episode! I installed Paint Park recently; my 2 and a half year old daughter loves using that app every morning. It's a 2016 model that I bought last year with Uncharted: Golden Abyss along with 4 other titles. I recently bought Teraway and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. Never used it before then (but briefly played on an original Vita back in 2012 when a local GAME UK store had a PSVita booth with Golden Abyss running on it).

[@Snotnarok]

I wanted to love the Vita, but the memory card legit killed it for me. Things only got worse when games I was interested in started appearing on other platforms. I loved the system's build quality, the sticks were pretty okay, I liked the buttons. The OS was ...ugly. But Ys Memory of Celceta & 8 are great, play that on anything you can. Super good games. The memory cards aghhh... I had a 8GB and got a decent deal on it but it was rapidly filling with basic stuff. I was mostly playing PS1 games & they were chunky for the device. Taking up 1GB or more per game I had. Then companies started cheaping out and offloading optional languages to downloads so, I tapped out. Great system ruined by Sony's incompetence. PSP worked out far better for me. Still use it to this day and even have music still loaded onto it. Got an adapter for a microSD card and it's, VASTLY cheaper to play PS1 games on it.

[@lxs077]

they make micro sd adapters, but you have to soft mod it to use them.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

All good points.

[@nerymuniz6427]

Same her why sony WHY?!

[@wistful3631]

It was the memory cards that killed because they started a spiral with one problem leading to another. Because the memory cards were too much people couldn’t afford to buy the system and with slow sales led to game developers dropping support and with less games people would buy the system for lee to even worse sales

[@Reactivate100]

lxs077 PSP soft modders are the reason Sony made the vita memory cards they did. Ultimately the thieving hackers was the vitas demise not Sony.

[@donCALLAN]

These videos are always so in-depth and have such high production/ time put into them. Love seeing a close look at a relatively obscure system.

[@ianeons9278]

The trio of underrated consoles: Vita-For Anime fans DreamCast-For Sega fans Wii U-For Nintendo fans

[@k4rec4]

Wii-U was the alpha phase of the Switch.

[@ianeons9278]

@k4rec4 GameCube was Pre-Alpha because of the handle.Wii was alpha because it had motion controls and casual gaming.Wii U was beta because it had motion controls and partial portabillity.Switch is final because it's fully portable but relies a lot on ports and is incredibly flawed,so Switch 2 will be the REAL final product.I personally prefer the Wii U to the Switch in terms of overall quality,so it's kinda insulting/not insulting to the Wii U if someone says it's the alpha or beta of the Switch.

[@k4rec4]

@@ianeons9278 I understand your irony, and respectfully disagree.

[@oscarzxn4067]

I think the Wii U is far worse than the other 2, the Vita and Dreamcast have a more than healthy third party line up while the Wii U doesn't, I personally think the PC Engine or Sega Satrun deserve to be on the trio more

[@k4rec4]

The Wii-U was just a frustrated attempt to mimic the success (and gimmicks) of the DS family on a standard home console, lacking on planning, on support, and without one of the pillars of DS family's success: portability. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chrisserfling]

I love my Vita! Super stoked to see a Game Sack episode dedicated to it!

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

I’ve had my vita, and home brewed it, for like 4 years. It’s greatness. The remote play feature is insane. I can start my ps4 at home with my vita at work... and play games on it.

[@DukeDudeston]

I love this, I miss having PS Now on it too actually. I can understand why they removed it, but it was still a cool feature.

[@deprecated8036]

Wait you can connect to your PS4 with your VITA at work?? How does that even work?? Mine loses connection and won't work when I'm not close to the PS4!

[@codysimpson911]

@@deprecated8036 same with me. if the wireless card were better it would be an amazing handheld. remote play with a phone and a Dualshock 4 doesn't feel right and I couldn't get any of the android controllers that turn your phone into a controller to work with remote play app.

[@thabg007]

@@deprecated8036 i use remote play all the time, the main reason i got a vita, your signed in psn on ps4 and vita, u have to go to your ps4 settings, enable remote play checked, and the ps4 has to be left on, or in rest mode, Stay Connected to the Internet checked, Enable Turning On of PS4 from Network checked, then from anywhere with the vita and any wifi network i can play ps4 games remotely

[@deprecated8036]

@@thabg007 That's really cool! I was never able to pull it off like that!

[@spooky_electric]

To be fair to Tales of Hearts R, by the time it came out, Best Buy, Walmart and Target had long dropped the Vita from their shelves, so GameStop was basically the only place to buy Vita games full-stop. It's not a Final Fight Guy being exclusive to Blockbuster situation.

[@kadenfurr9699]

Charged my vita last week, unplugged it and forgot about it, picked it up just now, it's at 84%. I love this thing.

[@jakublulek3261]

I often forget to turn it off and you can left it for 6 months sleeping, wake it up and still have half the battery charge. My 3DS XL dies after 3 days with wi-fi off, after one day with wi-fi on.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@jakublulek3261 I've left my slab 2DS sitting for a year after I charged it up, picked up the other day, and 85% of the battery was still in it, I can leave my 2DS XL off for months, and still have 90% or better. I once for to turn off my Switch Lite for 2 days, and it still have 35% life left in it on sleep mode. Sounds like you might have a battery going bad? They are not expensive to replace if that's the case.

[@jakublulek3261]

@@CommodoreFan64 No, my last 3DS XL is like 6 months old. And it is my forth 3DS. All of them did that, they cannot last more than 4 days closed with wi-fi off. Maybe 2 days with wi-fi on.

[@adolchristin9837]

@@CommodoreFan64 My 3DS XL and New 3DS XL also last 2 to 3 days sleeping, just like Jakub. If your 2DS last 6 months in sleeping mode, Nintendo definitly changed something with 2DS.

[@yournightmare9999]

84% so you hack that system right?

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I never see Lost Dimensions mentioned, so glad you did

[@adesignersperspective]

it's saturday night again. was thinking about going to bed again. that's not happening again.

[@ryloken3528]

I had the same issue with first person shooters. Maybe that's why I like the recommendations you give on console review episodes.

[@DrGamelove]

Absolutely no one: Uncharted on Vita: Wanna hold your Vita up to a light bulb and rub your fingers all over the screen?

[@dbzeh6837]

It's usually the back touchy panel.

[@gabejva6071]

I swear, you have some of the most consistently high quality gaming videos on YT. Great way to use a haircut for a skit BTW.

[@DigiPen92]

I still own the PlayStation TV with a DualShock 3 Controller and a Lego Movie Video Game included, I managed to download a few PlayStation Vita titles and bought physical cartilages as well, some PSP games like first BlazBlue game, Dead or Alive Paradise, & Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 Portable and PS1 games such as Final Fantasy VII and VIII, Xeno Gears, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. I did buy Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles but it's not compatible with the PS TV sadly.

[@DuckyMcQuakster]

if you hack the ps TV you can bypass it

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

I'm surprised that Dracula X Chronicles isn't PSTV compatible, though if I recall correctly it is one of the games I had to sync to my Vita from my PS3 since the console itself wouldn't download it. I don't have a PSTV, but does it allow for that functionality? I've got several PSP games I own digitally -- like Alien Syndrome -- that refused to download straight to the Vita but worked fine when synced off the PS3.

[@txcforever]

Just softmod it and you can play the entire PSP library. I did just so I can play that game on my Vita (and overclock the CPU so I can play Ninja Gaiden 2 without frame drops).

[@ryan.harvill]

Love these sunday episodes. Not sure why, but I always watch gamesack while deadlifting.

[@thecastiel69]

There are a lot of great Visual Novels for Vita

[@rodrigofranca9787]

Who will buy a console to play visual novel??

[@thecastiel69]

@@rodrigofranca9787 Me

[@theweebchannel4850]

@@rodrigofranca9787 a lot of people actually... Like me

[@lnsflare1]

A few points: 1) Outside of certain relatively short plot-centric sections, Shingu Meteorite/Kor Meteor of Tales of Hearts R is generally really hot-blooded and upbeat, IIRC. 2) Regarding Lost Dimension, don't forget that one of the main selling points is that several of your teammates are actually moles for the final boss, and at the end of every floor that you travel up the tower that the game takes place in, you enter a Danganronpa-ish court where you have to decide which of your party members is the traitor this floor. Or rather, you decide which of your party members gets executed, regardless of whether they are guilty or not. And the traitors change each game, so you may end up executing your closest friends from one playthrough in another playthrough. 3) Soul Sacrifice Delta is a significant improvement over vanilla Soul Sacrifice, with notably updated graphics, all the DLC from the original game, a ton of new monsters, locations, spells, and missions, and an entirely new faction (the Grimm, which allows you to leave your enemies' ends to Fate in addition to Saving and Sacrificing them) that is very important to the canon story, in addition to having a bunch of great quests attached to it. Also, the book belongs to an old ally of the main villain, not the main villain himself, which is an important distinction since the story and lore had some of the best writing, music, and aesthetics (basically Dark Souls/Berserk meets Fractured Fairy Tales) of this generation, with very unique and enthralling gameplay which is a weird thing to say about a Vita-exclusive arena hunting game made in partnership with the Mighty No. 9 people.

[@rubenabajyan4126]

Great video.The vita is so underrated(can you do a video about the wii u?)

[@GameSack]

Yes I would like to at some point for sure.

[@nicholasluigi]

Can’t spell WiiU without Wii! The Wii compatibility is the only reason I use mine now.

[@V3ntilator]

@@GameSack Would be great if you also showed off the 360 degree videoes on it as it's a thing most never seen.

[@NewyorkNewyork57]

Always happy to see new upload. Love the old-school feel.

[@steelcircleguild]

I wish I had one of these before it was too late price wise. Especially the PS T.V

[@GameSack]

I don't know if I mentioned it in the episode but I got my PSTV for like $20 brand new from Amazon a few years ago. No regrets!

[@steelcircleguild]

@@GameSack Yeah that's what I figured with most people who have a PSTV. Maybe one day when I'm 80 years old I'll actually be able to buy a used one at a price close to what you paid for. Anyways, happy gaming!

[@jimmyjay689]

They were giving ps Vitas tvs away for free at one point...lol...

[@nastybedazzler]

That Soul Sacrifice game looked insane as hell. That last scene with the Griffin/king/whatever boss you showed was batshit crazy.

[@Jordan3DS]

It looked pretty decent, although his comments on the delayed controls made me lose interest in it. I absolutely HATE action games with delayed controls (like Final Fantasy XV), an action game needs to be responsive in order to be enjoyable.

[@とふこ]

From west, good looking 3D games died out too fast, from Japan: Utawaterumono prelude to fallen 2020 ... probably the last serious release for vita. Nowadays in Japan they selling more than 100 000 switch and less than 5 000 PS4 weekly sales, so they are still for handhelds.

[@strain42]

I didn't think it was possible to have a 40 minute video on the Vita and not even mention Persona 4 Golden, but here we are...

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

no one likes otaku game, unlike you are one

[@yepperdeedooda]

When I saw the thumbnail real quick, I could have sworn you were the Fonz.

[@yittmashups]

I can definitely see it in the eyes, but I can't unsee the beard.

[@Conpauleonina]

Never wanted or owned a vita but gamesack uploaded a new video. So I'm here!

[@VaughnJogVlog]

0:35 “Released in December of 2011 AND 2012 everywhere else.” 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Thebossstage1]

What?

[@lemming9984]

I have 3 Vitas. Recently got a white 1000 from Japan with firmware 2.02, but didn't hack as there are already a great range of games for Vita. They are getting quite popular and prices are just going up and up.

[@Kainthemain]

the amount of work he put in his vidoes is so good. He needs more views.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Why do you think the views aren't higher?

[@TheKonamiMan]

Loved seeing Soul Sacrifice make the video, it's my favorite game on Vita.

[@Tjoeb123]

I believe Extreme VS Force was digital-only in the West....

[@Dusty_B]

Correct

[@GameSack]

That explains why I was having a difficult time finding info about it. Thanks!

[@yournightmare9999]

I have all gundam physical copies

[@SHGames97]

Killzone Mercenary is a true powerhouse in demonstrating what the Vita could do. They should've either delayed Uncharted or Resistance to give those games more time to polish up and had KZM as a launch title and included atleast the 4gb memory card, would've sent this thing into the stratosphere

[@kenmojisan1900]

Plz play Earth Defense Force 2017. That's fun!!

[@iwonderifthisislegal]

Joe....the shave looks super crisp man! Nice shape up there. Always... always great content by the way👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@anthonyjohnson9088]

I still love my vita...very underappreciated system.

[@stinkbanana2522]

This channel deserves subs in the millions. It will happen though

[@dcb976]

Always love the console reviews.

[@retrogamer39]

A video about my favorite handheld on my birthday, thank you so much for the wonderful gift

[@jonice3216]

I just finished YS 9 yesterday... As Ys series maniac YS 9 is decent and good Ys game to play. But I am Absolutely Sure Ys 8 is the best in entire series like Resident evil 4 to me. in order to support developer.. I purchased YS 8, vita,switch,steam,PS4 versions.

[@thatbastardson]

I purchased the collectors edition for y's 8, and I never do that. So glad I did. Agreed, best game in series.

[@Jordan3DS]

I was very pleasantly surprised with Ys VIII. I wasn't expecting much of it from the character designs, but the gameplay, world design, and music were all outstanding. Ys IV: Dawn of Ys is still my favorite in the series, but Ys VIII might just be my 2nd!

[@dannylopez821]

I love ys I have ys7 Memories of celceta Ys 8 origins Oath of falghana On my vita Bought ys8 again for switch for the extra dlc One of the best action rpgs ive ever played

[@adolchristin9837]

Ys VIII is a wondeful game. Maybe the best all rounded episode of the whole saga. But I still think Ys Seven is slightly superior with a better story and some very good plot twist.

[@Jordan3DS]

@@adolchristin9837 It's funny, because Ys VIII kind of copied EVERYTHING from Seven, down to the plot and the way that the final bosses work.

[@MrSegAsh]

Once hacked this thing is a awesome handheld. I have a 128gb card acting as internal storage with direct access to download the entire Vita library. Homebrew scene is still alive and is also really awesome. Oh and you forget that list of incompatible PSTV games. Hacks enable most games now plus the same hacks are available for the PSTV.

[@hellogoodbye4906]

I always found my vita uncomfortable to hold after 45 mins. Particularly if the game required heavy use of the sticks. Hand cramps up.

[@ShadowW0lf1]

People constantly crapping on Sony whenever they did a showcase for the Vita at gaming expos was also one of the big reasons why Sony assumed people hated the Vita. So Sony probably had no idea what to think when the audience they were presenting it too was negative most of the time.

[@unversedhero6028]

Sadly people ignore that fact because they don't want to share the blame.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Joe would have worn a PS Vita t-shirt but, let's face it, they don't exist.

[@MrFwibbles]

They do, actually.

[@dc6576]

Great video! The music from the Wipeout game that you played is Drum & Bass.

[@mayafeyplushie2025]

I will be disappointed If Gravity Rush isn't talked about I am happy

[@Jordan3DS]

I've never played a Gravity Rush game and could have picked up the 2nd game from Best Buy for $8 a couple of weeks ago, now I kind of regret it :/

[@zaturnneo]

I love my Vita. Had it since day one and only ever had one issue with it (had to replace a trigger button). It's life has been prolonged with the Trinity exploit and Retroarch

[@NomNom_Nom28]

G'day.

[@WalcomS7]

Honestly, this thing died a pretty terrible death. It had a lot going for it, including the insane party chat feature that worked cross-game, so you could be sitting there playing Soul Sacrifice and talking to somebody playing stuff on PS4. The fact Soul Sacrifice and Freedom Wars never got a release outside of the Vita is criminal, I just don't understand why Sony hates the console so much. LittleBigPlanet on the Vita was also absolutely fantastic, being LittleBigPlanet 2 with more features. AND THAT BEAUTIFUL D-PAD, HOLY CRAP.

[@TheMicWillExperiment]

Just got done with another 8 hour session of Persona 4: Golden.

[@subtledemisefox]

I keep forgetting I bought that for Steam day one lol

[@subtledemisefox]

Oh and also I found out P5 works great in RPCS3, but either way I don't have time for 100+ hour RPGs anymore

[@justme002]

TxK is a really good Tempest clone because it was made by the same guy who made Tempest 2000.

[@thebloodislove]

1st thank you amazing show

[@ShmupJunkie]

I recently learned how many good older games are on the psn store like a ton of pc engine games which is awesome. Another way to take soldier blade or devils crush on the go is pretty sweet. Didn’t realize how many of them were on there.

[@rj60000]

Thank you for showing off some of these gems on my favorite handheld

[@Dacho_Shaki]

I recommend playing Gravity Rush on PS4. The visuals are very crisp on 1080p and it runs at 60 fps with little to no slowdowns and because of the enhanced textures, better draw distance and added AA, the visuals stand the test of time lot better than on the Vita. There are still motion controls for the camera but fortunately, you can turn them off in option settings. A very underrated game.

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

sure but please appreciate that for some of us (Siren Team fans, for example) it was THE vita game

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

@@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 I can contest to this... Gravity Rush on Vita held me out until I was able to get the game I really wanted for my Vita: Hatsune Miku Project Diva F.